FIX: Insiders not able to switch channels - **UPDATED 8/3/2021**

Anonymous
2021-08-02T18:50:42+00:00

Hello Windows Insiders!

Windows 11 is now in the Beta Channel, and some of you are wanting to move over from the Dev Channel. We've been getting some reports that some of you are not seeing the options to change in Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program. We have a fix that should get you back on track. Please note, this fix is for devices that are not showing the Choose your Insider Settings and Windows Insider account settings, as in the image below.

If you are seeing this, please follow the steps below to restore the missing options:

  1. If you have Bitlocker enabled, please suspend it.
  2. Click Start
  3. In the search box, type cmd
  4. In the lower right of the search results, under Command Prompt, click Run as Administrator
  5. On the UAC prompt, click OK
  6. At the elevated command prompt, type: bcdedit /set flightsigning on
  7. Press Enter
  8. At the elevated command prompt, type: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} flightsigning on
  9. Press Enter
  10. Reboot the device

You should now see the missing options:

If performing these steps to not resolve your issue, please file a new feedback item in Feedback Hub, so we can investigate.

Thank you!

-The Windows Insider Team

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update

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  1. CrazyKats 19,420 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-09-24T13:09:41+00:00

    If you are in the the Dev Channel and on a 224xx

    build the only way off of Dev is a clean install if it's

    been longer than 10 days since you got Windows 11.

    Beta Channel is a lower build #.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-28T02:13:30+00:00

    Hello, I am currently on the Dev Channel as well. My concern is I can't switch to the Beta Channel because the option to do so is disabled, but I can still see them. I tried executing the commands above, but after rebooting my laptop, the option to switch to Beta Channel is still disabled :(

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  3. Johnny55 5,155 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-09-28T16:22:31+00:00

    Hello, I am currently on the Dev Channel as well. My concern is I can't switch to the Beta Channel because the option to do so is disabled, but I can still see them. I tried executing the commands above, but after rebooting my laptop, the option to switch to Beta Channel is still disabled :(

    Hello Stanley,

    Is your laptop compliant. Please download PC Health Check and post the results:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewpchealth

    Regards,

    Edit: Not enough coffees yet. Sorry. Dev channel is currently build 22463.1000. You cannot revert to a lower build number as Beta is currently 22000.194. You would have to do a clean install of W11 to go to Beta now. Dev channel is not tied into current W11, it has moved on.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-09-29T02:30:41+00:00

    Got it, thank you! I did a clean install last night, because apparently the Beta build number is lower, and it worked!

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-01T09:31:30+00:00

    并不像解决方法里说的那么顺利，显示命令未知，怎么办

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